Question follow-through · 106944
Employment Schemes: Birmingham and Solihull
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set a target for the number of job starts to be offered to long-term unemployed 18–21-year-olds on Universal Credit in Birmingham and Solihull during the first 6 months of the Jobs Guaran
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2026 · 36 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set a target for the number of job starts to be offered to long-term unemployed 18–21-year-olds on Universal Credit in Birmingham and Solihull during the first 6 months of the Jobs Guaran
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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25 Feb 2026
Answer published
The government is investing over £1.5 billion in tackling youth unemployment and inactivity, including £820 million for the expanded Youth Guarantee and £725 million for the Growth and Skills Levy. This will provide young people aged 16–24 with greater su...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people that will benefit from Sector-based Work Academy Programmes in Royal Sutton Coldfield over the next 5 years.
Youth Guarantee: Birmingham
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many long-term unemployed 18–21-year-olds have been enrolled on the new national Jobs Guarantee scheme in Birmingham.
Youth Guarantee: Sutton Coldfield
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of young people that will benefit from the Youth Guarantee Gateway scheme in Royal Sutton Coldfield over the next 5 years.
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